Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey to CM Punk, UFC's payout contracts for top fighters revealed

Strong hints about the compensation of prominent athletes like Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones, and others from 2011 to 2016 can be found in an expert report that was just disclosed in the UFC anti-trust action. The report lists McGregor as having received one of the highest payouts, with his fights against Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo, Nate Diaz, and Eddie Alvarez appearing to have netted him about $25 million at the time.

3 things you need to know

• UFC payouts have been leaked 
• Conor McGregor has been the bearer of exorbitant sum
• CM Punk in his short stint also received a huge payout

The report, written by antitrust specialist Robert Blair, was ordered by Zuffa's defence lawyers to refute the opinions of experts retained by a group of fighters suing the promotion for engaging in anti-competitive business practices between 2011 and 2016. The trial is scheduled for April. Before federal judge Richard Boulware of Nevada ordered the report to be resubmitted to the court with the omissions removed, it had been redacted initially.

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Conor McGregor

• UFC 189: Conor McGregor ($2,642,204 or $3,285,000) vs. Chad Mendes
• UFC 194: Conor McGregor ($4,476,662 or $4,536,932) vs. Jose Aldo ($2,377,699)
• UFC 196: Conor McGregor ($5,576,315) vs. Nate Diaz: ($2,838,158)
• UFC 202: Conor McGregor ($5,615,490) vs. Nate Diaz 2 ($4,315,490)
• UFC 205: Conor McGregor ($6,812,374) vs. Eddie Alvarez

Ronda Rousey

• UFC 157: Ronda Rousey ($262,000 or $574,720) vs. Liz Carmouche
• UFC 168: Ronda Rousey ($1,817,907) vs. Miesha Tate
• UFC 170: Ronda Rousey ($870,969) vs. Sara McMann
• UFC 175: Ronda Rousey ($1,063,688) vs. Alexis Davis
• UFC 184: Ronda Rousey ($1,458,282) vs. Cắt Zingano
• UFC 190: Ronda Rousey ($2,642,204 or $3,285,000) vs. Bathe Correia
• UFC 193: Ronda Rousey ($4,476,662 or $4,536,932) vs. Holly Holm
• UFC 207: Ronda Rousey ($4,879,766 or $5,576,315) vs. Amanda Nunes

Jon Jones

• UFC 135: Jon Jones ($1,176,108) vs. Quinton Jackson
• UFC 140: Jon Jones ($1,705,969) vs. Lyoto Machida
• UFC 145: Jon Jones ($2,278,553) vs. Rashad Evans
• UFC 152: Jon Jones ($1,566,196) vs. Vitor Belfort
• UFC 159: Jon Jones ($2,750,000 or $1,244,460) vs. Chael Sonnen
• UFC 165: Jon Jones ($1,173,560) vs. Alexander Gustafsson 1
• UFC 172: Jon Jones ($1,237,880) vs. Glover Teixeira
• UFC 182: Jon Jones ($3,637,500) vs. Daniel Cormier 1
• UFC 197: Jon Jones ($2,677,530) vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Anderson Silva

• UFC 126: Anderson Silva ($2,506,034) vs. Vitor Belfort
• UFC 134: Anderson Silva ($2,000,000) vs. Yushin Okami
• UFC 148: Anderson Silva ($2,825,000) vs. Chael Sonnen
• UFC 153: Anderson Silva ($2,000,000) vs. Stephan Bonnar
• UFC 162: Anderson Silva ($3,222,253) vs. Chris Weidman 1
• UFC 168: Anderson Silva ($4,374,326) vs. Chris Weidman 2
• UFC 183: Anderson Silva ($3,429,082) vs. Nick Diaz
• UFC London: Anderson Silva ($3,250,000) vs. Michael Bisping
• UFC 200: Anderson Silva ($4,208,675) vs. Daniel Cormier

Georges St-Pierre

• UFC 129: Georges St-Pierre ($4,314,289) vs. Jake Shields
• UFC 154: Georges St-Pierre ($3,197,908) vs. Corlos Condit
• UFC 158: Georges St-Pierre ($4,116,690) vs. Nick Diaz
• UFC 167: Georges St-Pierre ($3,555,344) vs. Johny Hendricks

CM Punk

UFC 203: CM Punk ($1,042,736) vs. Mickey Gall

Punk’s disclosed payouts by the UFC during the time was $500,000, while Gall’s was $30,000.